Chaltura – Leila & Lena

2005 feature film

Cast: Olga Rina Titov, Hila Madhala, Adib Jashan, Sasha Israel Dimitrov, Tarek Cypti, Shay Barmeli et al.
Screenplay: Michael Pfeifenberger
Director: Michael Pfeifenberger
Production: SK-Film/Cinecraft

Diagonale 2006, Hofer Filmtage 2006

Synopsis:
Leila & Lena tells the story of a young female Russian immigrant and a young female Bedouin living in Israel. The two women meet while studying at the Film High School and become friends, despite religious and political barriers. It's a poetic-realistic story of two young women who could not be more dissimilar. Leila was born in Morocco and Lena in Birobidjan (Siberia). Both live in Israel. Women who courageously show that breaking intercultural barriers is not an illusion, despite inner walls and external fences.